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Kary Mullis, an Uncommon card
Kary Banks Mullis was an American biochemist.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 85
- Power
- 161
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 130,000
Power 161 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Kary Mullis quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Kary Mullis card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He also practiced ______ chemistry by producing LSD.
Answer
clandestine. He also practiced clandestine chemistry by producing LSD. From the Kary Mullis article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In recognition of his role in the invention of the polymerase chain reaction technique, he shared the ____ Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Michael Smith and was awarded the Japan Prize in the same year.
Answer
1990s. In recognition of his role in the invention of the polymerase chain reaction technique, he shared the 1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Michael Smith and was awarded the Japan Prize in the same year. From the Kary Mullis article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Transcranial magnetic stimulation. Transcranial magnetic stimulation 86 · Epidemiology 82 · Kary Mullis 76 · Aciclovir 73 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- In recognition of his role in the invention of the polymerase chain reaction technique, he shared the 1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Michael Smith and was awarded the Japan Prize in the same year.
- PCR became a central technique in biochemistry and molecular biology, described by The New York Times as "highly original and significant, virtually dividing biology into the two epochs of before PCR and after PCR." Mullis downplayed humans' role in climate change, expressed doubt that HIV is the cause of AIDS, and professed a belief in astrology and the paranormal.
- He also practiced clandestine chemistry by producing LSD.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Kary Mullis article was read about 130,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 85: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Kary Mullis (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Dona Mapston, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
